A cave temple damaged in a typhoon, sealed with bricks, and abandoned. In the early 2020s it was broken open and it became popular with urban explorers. The interior is dangerous and appropriate preca...

A monument lost in the spaces between houses in Dongshi. Dongshi Loyalty Monument (東勢表忠碑) is a hidden monument in Dongshi, Taichung, dating back to the Japanese colonial era. It was inaugurated Octobe...

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一年又過去了。 年節特有的風景，穿梭於餐桌與賭桌上。年度的寒暄與盛裝，搭配著先禮後兵、高抬貴手的招式和眼神。那一年之間誤以為不可承受之重，盡在年節寧可輕鬆笑鬧的姿態，琢一口輕妝糕點，輕盈化解。 綿延百年的年節風景，由見證百年風華的林金生香，優雅演繹。

A newly-manufactured (and already weatherworn) torii stands in front of the reinstalled monument. Along the waterfront in the Port of Hualien stands a monument dedicated to the memory of Eguchi Ryōzab...

Support for same-sex marriage in Taiwan has risen to 54.3 percent, up 12 percentage points from seven years ago, when it became legalized, according to a survey released Friday by a non-profit civic g...

Restoration work for the main hall began in November 2022 following a fire in October 2019.

El tiempo se deposita en cada capa de polvo. El deterioro se siente en un cine abandonado, una fachada descascarillada, un cartel que aún promete un estreno que nunca llegará. Esos rastros del pasado permanecen allí, en silencio, esperando a que alguien vuelva a mirarlos. Alexander Synaptic es una de esas personas que todavía las […]

A judgmental jaunt through Chiang Kai-Shek’s winter residence in Kaohsiung, Taiwan…

Sugar-coated and flavored betel nuts have been sold in Taiwan since last year, the Taiwan Betel Nut and Oral Cancer Prevention Association said Friday, calling for the early passage of a bill to regul...

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Documenting the original locations and remaining relics of the hundreds of Shinto shrines built in Taiwan during the Japanese colonial era, most of which were destroyed following the end of colonial r...

The transformation of a dark remnant of Taiwan's authoritarian past into a venue for human rights education began in 2009, with the discovery of dozens of formalin jars containing human body parts ins...

A private hospital on Yongle Street established in 1917 by Dr. Fu Bo (傅波), a graduate of the Taiwan Governor-General Medical School. After his death in 1938 the hospital was abandoned and has remained...

One of three Japanese colonial era police stations established in Dahu. It is the only one that survives today, though it has long been abandoned after a newer station was constructed immediately next...

An unfinished townhouse complex on the edge of central Dahu that became a symbol of developer fraud in rural Taiwan. Construction began in 1993 but the 54 units were never completed; buyers were left ...

On the opening pages of Taiwan’s national civil defense manual, citizens are confronted with a stark question: “In the event of aggression, are you aware that adversaries will flood the internet with ...

Prolific Taichung-born artist whose multidisciplinary practice spanned painting, sculpture, neon signage, and commercial design for theaters, nightclubs, and hotels across Taiwan.

Established in the early post-war era as Coffee Honolulu (南夜咖啡), it was converted into a bar, nightclub, restaurant, and concert hall in the early 1960s. It was abandoned for much of the 2000s and 201...